Former Greek gendarmerie and military police force
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Hellenic Gendarmerie Ελληνική Χωροφυλακή
Emblem of Hellenic Gendarmerie, 1969–1984
War flag of the Hellenic Gendarmerie, 1951–1984
Agency overview
Formed
1833
Dissolved
1984
Superseding agency
Hellenic Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
Greece
General nature
Gendarmerie
Operational structure
Parent agency
Ministry of Public Order
Notables
Person
Colonel François Graillard [el] (first)
Anniversaries
St Irene's feast day (Annually, 5 May)
Commemoration of the fallen in the Battle of Athens (Annually, 6 December)
The Hellenic Gendarmerie (Greek: Ελληνική Χωροφυλακή, Elliniki Chorofylaki) was the national gendarmerie and military police (until 1951) force of Greece.
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